17.4% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.0%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
3616, VIC · Postcode
Community Participation in 3616, VIC
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
About a quarter of residents in postcode 3616 provide unpaid childcare, making it the most common form of community contribution in the area. While these roles are common, the region also shows a strong spirit of volunteering and care for others compared to the rest of the country.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
More people volunteer here than in most of Australia, with 17.4% of residents giving their time. This is well above the national figure of 14.1%, although it has fallen by 7.6 percentage points since 2011.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care is common, as 14.2% of people provide this support, which is higher than in most areas. This sits alongside a higher than average 23.5% of residents who spend 15 or more hours a week on housework.
14.2% ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
25.4% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.2%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
23.5% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Defence service is less common here than in most areas, with 2.3% of the population having served in the Defence Force.
2.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in 3616, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3616/3616-vic/topic/community